>> a massive mill fire in fall river. we will bring you the latest as investigators search for a cause. danielle: the rain showers are moving out. the next room i amtrak you. karen: the may day for two firefighters inside. the fbi new strategy to catch a serial bank robber. >> you are watching wcvb boston' s news leader. this is new center 5 eye-opener. karen:

karen: let' s check in on the forecast with danielle. danielle: notice though showers we have seen all morning long beginning to push out and that will shape up to be a nice saturday on tap. we have a couple of showers moving through worcester. temperatures have crept up into the 40' s. we are talking about the form of some rain. 49 degrees in taunton. we are starting to warm up very quickly. as you travel up towards new hampshire, there is no the northern parts of new hampshire into northern maine. in our area, the showers push out of here by 9:00. weekly things out in the density a mix of sun end clouds through the day. the temperatures responded that sunshine. at 2:00 p.m., in the low to mid 50' s. we are looking at a lot of sunshine. the mild air will continue tomorrow, but the changes ahead.

breaking news, a massive fire burning down a mill an fall river that started at 3:00 this morning. karen: the eye-opener frank colleges live on the scene with the latest there. frank? frank: the flames are under control. the day just beginning for firefighters. they are still here putting water on different hotspots and making sure this does not clear back. this fire started at about 3:00 this morning. a passerby called 911 reporting seeing flames in one of the upstairs floors of the building. this is known as the beaver street mill. -- weaver street mill. firefighters said they saw flames in multiple windows. the fire was out of control. we spoke to a fire tv about what he thought when he arrived. >> i was the fifth one down here with the initial crews.

flames coming out of eight windows on the north side. frank: firefighters are inside. a collapse happened a short time after. firefighters do not believe there were any injuries to civilians, firefighters, or police officers who were on the scene. they believe the building was vacant except for possibly there could have been a vagrant on the upper floors. there are nearby businesses. they think there was some heat exposure. it may have melted some of the paneling. a lot of good news here. water being put down on the facility making sure there are no more hotspots. the investigation will continue all morning long. they are trying to find out the cause of this massive fire.

doug: terrifying moments for firefighters in brightened as flames ripped through this home. that fire is out and everyone accounted for. karen: those claims triggered a call for help. neighbors watched this fire sweep to the house in brightened. that made a call went out when a firefighter heard the piercing alarm that signaled one of their own could be trapped. distress. thankfully, everyone was accounted fo >> they could be the worst day of your live. sigh of relief. karen: treated for minor injuries. the two families end all the firefighters are ok. doug: two commitment 2016, early voting continuing into key states.

donald trump leading in the polls, but ted cruz has gained 11 points in the past month. he is at 23% to donald trump' s 28%. it is a dead heat in nevada. a new poll shows hillary clinton and bernie sanders at a tie. doug: clinton and sanders hope that casino workers will turn out at the poll. hillary clinton is looking for two super tuesday. in massachusetts, her campaign officers -- her campaign workers will be opening offices across the state. volunteers will be going door to door, urging voters to support clinton in our primary on march 1. sanders also rallied voters with a concert in nevada ahead of today' s caucuses. he is looking ahead to super tuesday. he has a campaign stop in massachusetts on monday.

he will discuss climate change and making college affordable. doug: donald trump holding the lead, but in his newest comments, making waves again. the front runner going after apple for its refusal to create software to unlock an iphone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. trump calling for a boycott until the company complies with the court order. officials say the software would be too dangerous to create. ted cruz holding a rally in west columbia, south carolina. he is hoping his consistent focus on christian values and his southern roots will give him an edge in today' s primary. he told supporters he will be leaving the state briefly to attend supreme court justice' s antonin scalia funeral. florida senator marco rubio in

the senator leading that group in prayer. nikki haley has endorsed rubio. he has been gaining ground over the last couple of days. jeb bush trailing significantly in the polls holding a neat in greet -- holding a neat and greet technology has a long way to go to get the necessary delegates to win the nomination. john kasich is hoping for a strong finish after his second place finish. the ohio governor says, he has to talk about military spending. he has been mentioning the conversation with mccain during settle campaign stops. he will be bringing his campaign here in worcester for a town hall meeting this afternoon. karen: bill cosby' s wife is scheduled to be deposed on accusing bill cosby of sexually assaulting them decades ago. a federal judge denied her

postpone the death -- to postpone. her lawyers suggested they may appeal the decision again before money. doug: burst pipes means kindergartners and first-graders may have to finish the school year in a middle school. the damage so bad inside mccarthy elementary, students may be moved to full elementary -- fuller middle school. karen: flooding has shut down part of the veterans hospital in jamaica plain spirit hikes burst in the frigid weather causing major damage. you can see the water moving through the hospital on the surveillance video. 30 the a' s extending clinic hours -- the clinic is extending hours. >> that would help us to recover and take care of our veterans

get the space back into normal operations. karen: some of the clinics will be back open monday, but it could take up to eight week until the other clinics are all cleaned up. the coast guard has suspended the search for a missing -- search began after a port of a person in the water came on thursday night. luggage was recovered at the scene in has rock along with a passport at 61-year-old peter butler. crews have not been able to find him. doug: 8:09. the so-called incognito bandit wanted by the fbi. karen: a new strategy to catch a serial robbery who they say is growing more dangerous. we have more answers for the latest commuter nightmare. doug: a new harbor board warning. what a government says none of the popular devices on the market are safe. danielle: some overnight show

the next room system i am tracking, coming up ahead. >> the search for the cause of this no fire continues this morning. firefighters putting water on hotspots to make sure the flames don' t reignite.

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the gunman ran his car head-on into the police cruiser and opened fire. the shooting happened in brooklyn. to other officers had been chasing the suspect just before the shooting. both of us is ours but it to survive. the fbi is doubling the reward for capture of this brazen bank robber they called the incognito bandit. reid lamberty has a new plea for help in this case. >> the fbi has dubbed him the incognito banned it robbing banks wearing a mask, sunglasses, and a hoodie pulled over his head. the violent manner is anything but camouflage. >> he enters the bank, displays a weapon, and threatens the tellers. >> the bandit says very little to the tellers. investigators says he chooses harsh action over worse.

making it known there was a gun. >> they said he is behind five area robberies, the first on september 5. the latest, less than three weeks ago. video shows him walking into the bank and immediately shoving his gun. he places it on the counter point it at the teller as he stuffs cast into a bag. -- cash into a bag. also, socks worn over his booze. >> is to cover up his boot print. >> here is what he may look like described by witnesses in an arlington bank robbery. the fbi doubling the reward as the suspected robber doubles down on violence. >> to become more brazen, more violent in his actions in loving these banks. -- robbing these banks. >> your stormteam live forecast

danielle: 32 in my car driving to work, now we are up into the 50' s. we get some rain showers moving in. temperatures have warmed to the upper 30' s and 40' s. looking for more rain showers around, mostly in the worcester area. you notice the broadband of showers condensing because there is not much left of the drier air. it is in the form of plain old rain. 38 degrees in worcester. temperatures are beginning to warm up. you can thank an area of low pressure at he donned his one front for the warm-up during the day today. we watch this other system down to the south and west will bring us a shot of rain turning into a mix of snow and rain. finally becoming also now sunday night into monday. let' s talk about today. today is already 47 employment.

45 in beverly. mid 40' s already means we are going to get into them mid 40' s. 10 tuukka 20 miles an hour of winds sustained. -- 10 20 miles an hour of winds sustained. tonight is a mild night on tap. low 40' s in boston. there will be a mix of sun and clouds to find and tomorrow, we will see lots of sunshine to start. increasing clouds through the afternoon. another mild day, upper 40' s, the 50' s for highs. future cast -- notice the clouds

tracking further south now. that means precipitation band will be less of an impact, especially south and eased of the mass pike. notice it is really for the cape and the south coast. high-pressure built-in through the day monday. we should clear up very quickly. this is very nuisance smell if anything else. -- nuisance snow, if anything else. in return colder behind the system for monday and tuesday. -- then return colder behind the system for monday and tuesday. it has a larger impact. there are two systems with it. the first track looks like it is farther offshore, which would

tuesday night turning over into sleet, then maybe rain. the second system looks to be more inside, meaning we are on the lower side of things. that means a mainly rain-dependent system. it is still five days out. a lot can change. there are different tracks and different models doing different things. we are going to see some wintry precipitation from the system. at this weekend, let' s enjoy those 50' s. doug: yes the will. karen: some delays continued on the commuter rail after the system was fixed for the friday morning commute into south station. it is still unclear why the amtrak system went down thursday. because amtrak workers down to reprogram the system to get it up an running. doug: taxpayers in new jersey are now footing the bill for

s bridge scandal. they have been billed more than $10 million. cases are still pending against some of christie' s former aides of causing tightness on the bridge. the governor has tonight any involvement in the scheme. karen: a new warning about hoverboards. according to new standards, none of the hoverboards currently on the market are now safe. the consumer product safety commission sent a letter to manufacturers and retailers warning them to make the product compliant with new rules. so far, 52 hoverboard fires are responsible in $2 million in property damage as well as the death of two dogs. doug: we first showed you this dramatic video. karen: we are getting a first hand look at the boats the coast guard used to navigate the

>> the video shows coast guard training in very poor weather. in this case, the tail end of a recent winter storm. these are the very conditions that could lead to a mariner making a made >> call. >>-- a mayday call. >> what you can see in the video is there are two boats getting tossed around in the waves that day. the coast guard always sent out two boats during training exercises. >> it keeps is proficient. >> it is the same bravery depicted in the movie "the final hours." they fought 62 foot seas in the dark of night. today, the mission is the same,

>> he lost his compass. if you look around, there are so many systems. >> means there are fewer occasions when this training would have to be put to use. >> boats are built better. >> training missions last two hours. with another winter storm possibly coming in next week, the coast guard is looking at that as another potential training opportunity. karen: up next, a local grow as all the ingredients for a great future. doug: she is cooking up some health. meet the young chef tearing up local patients. -- cheering up local patients. karen: you are looking at pictures from fall river. crews looking to put out hotspots.

danielle: the showers are beginning to end up finally. we' re looking at temperatures to bump up over the weekend. upper 40' s in plymouth. the next 12 hours in boston, you will see sunshine and clouds s for highs. s out of the southwest

the changes are coming. there could be a chance for some wintertime precipitation. doug: a 12-year-old chef using her culinary skills to help hospice patients. karen: she has only been on the show "chopped junior." she whipped up sweet treat yesterday and share them with patients and families. jamie says it is a goal to use her talents with others and her dream is to go to the culinary institute in new york monday. we wish her good luck. doug: my cell a very -- my glands are running. karen: burton galactic takes a step closer to get tourists into space. doug: we are also following breaking news in fall river.

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>> now on five eye-opener. karen: a massive fire burning in fall river. danielle: a showery start to your saturday. doug: a teenager fall through ice in fall river. karen: two the contest for the candidates today with donald trump wanting supporters to boycott. >> you are watching wcvb , boston' s news leader. doug: i' m doug meehan. karen: i'

danielle is here with the forecast area we had a little bit of rain. now a warm-up. danielle: already near 49 degrees in taught. it is only a: 30 in the morning. -- it is only 8:30 in the morning. a couple of showers still out there in parts of worcester county and along plymouth. it is hit or miss and it should be pushing out within the next hour, then you can go about your day and enjoy the warm air. 47 in new bedford. along the next 12 hours. the cable warm-up into the low 50' s to the mid-fifties 50' s for highs with a mix of sun and clouds. the winds will be gusty out of

it is warm but only in boston, but out towards pittsburgh and charlestown, down to knoxville, tennessee. a major warm-up tomorrow and a major cooldown and a chance for sale. doug: thank you. following breaking news. in fall river. karen: the fire could be seen for miles. frank holland joins us live right now. frank: firefighters to him it was not easy getting the flames out. behind me, they dealt with intense flames, heavy snow, and also heavy winds. the fire is believed to be mostly under control. you see a ladder truck or in water on top of this building that burned down among the sure they have all the hotspots out. we had our photographer just before dawn -- you could see how

huge flames, heavy snow, dozens of firefighters scrambling to make sure the flames don' t spread to other buildings. good news, no injuries reported. firefighters tell me they don' t believe anyone was inside the building, and no firefighters or police officers were injured. they had a big deal on their hands. a fire chief told me they knew this building was a total loss, but they had to make sure that the flames did not spread to other adjacent buildings. this is the weaver mel. -- this is the weaver mill . >> we contained it this one building. frank: this fire started at 3:00 this morning. now 5.5 hours later, they are still out here battling it. they are still tried to figure out the cause. the are also try to locate the

also, making sure these hotspots don' t flare up again. they do believe this fire is mostly under control, but they said they will stay on the scene to make sure. >> right there! karen: this is the moment the first responders pulled a woman from the merrimack river. 911 caller said she jumped into the frigid water. firefighters through growth to the woman, buying time before the rescue: as arrived. -- time before the rescue boat arrived. doug: a state trooper saving teenager out of a freezing creech. >> the water was up to his neck and they were keeping him afloat so he would not think. >> the state trooper rushed over to help the boy'

afternoon rescue even more difficult. but the trooper had the strength to lift the boy to safety. >> we picked them up, got him to the ground, able to take his clothes off and wrapped him in a blanket. >> the boy was freezing, but conscious. >> he thought he could walk on the eyes and retrieve his ball. >> with the fluctuating temperatures, it was a dangerous move. not a valuable lesson for other kids. >> he is lucky that his friends were there on the scene. if they were not there, who knows what would have happened. >> the boy is expected to be ok.

commitment 2016 -- a key day for the race in the white house. the candidates are making a last-minute appeal to voters. hillary clinton added than bernie sanders will face off in the nevada caucuses are it republicans compete in the first southern primaries. the vote today, south carolina. >> we got to get out tomorrow and vote. >> donald trump is fighting on several fronts -- the billionaire taking on apple for refusing to help federal investigators hack into the iphone of one of the san bernardino terrorists. >> boycott apple. >> this is one day after he said pope francis was not christian for wanting to build a wall on the mexican border. donald trump softened his stance. >> ted cruz is facing ballot challenges in several states over the fact he was born in canada.

haley, the popular governor of south carolina, after winning her endorsement. and jeb bush trailing badly in south carolina, campaigning with his mother, the former first lady. >> she whispered in my air, you really are my favorite. [laughter] >> in nevada, bernie sanders rushing to be hillary clinton to the finish line. >> i hope we have a very long , very large, voter turnout tomorrow. >> i needed to caucus on saturday. >> the former secretary of state picking up a crucial endorsement. >> my heart has always been with hillary clinton. >> the race in nevada has tightened up. latest poll showed trump in the lead with cruz and rubio closing in. doug: on oriented on scalia. -- honoring antonin scalia.

lady, among the thousands who pay their respects. law clerks who worked under scalia taking turns standing vigil around the clock. scalia served on the high court for nearly 30 years. >> he was a giant on the court. he has left an imprint and a legacy that is unmatched. doug: today' s funeral masses scheduled to be celebrated at the largest roman catholic church. vice president joe biden and his wife will be among the dignitaries attending the mass. karen: sad news from roxbury -- car on thursday night has died. the girl' s mother was carrying her across the street when they were both hit. two sister saw it happened. they raised in to help and gave the baby cpr. hearing the news that the baby has died is hitting them hard. >> it hurts. everyone thinks, you are awesome, you are a hero.

we did not help her enough. baby' the hospital still fighting for her lifetime now. police say the driver stayed at this scene and also try to help. charges have not been filed. doug: the man accused of -- police a 19-year-old william attacked a student on campus thursday night. witnesses reported seeing a gun. police issued a campus red alert. police are still searching for a second suspect. karen: a prisoner has been sentenced to another five to six years for giving him a to other inmates. how did he get it inside? prosecutors said he had the herald when hidden inside his body when he was arrested. one of the prisoners he gave the drugs to overdose. doug: an army veteran who did a tour in afghanistan ordered to undergo an evaluation in charges that he pulled a gun in a road rage incident.

admitted he was involved while on his way to class. it has been a long route nine your construction, forcing cars to merge. he is accused of pulling out a gun and pointing it at another driver. police have custody of his gun. a verdict in a decades-old murder case. karen: the suspect and happy was implicated. while the winds in the midwest are triggering an evacuation in chicago. danielle: after a few rain showers this morning, i am tracking a warm-up for your weekend. feeling more like spring. frank: we are continuing to follow breaking news. a raging fire at this mill in fall river believed to be under control. however, firefighters still on the scene putting water on hotspot and making sure those

karen: parole denied for a convicted killer. two days after christmas in 1987, they now 44-year-old

he was since two life in prison without the possibility of parole, but then he became eligible when they said juvenile offenders cannot be sentenced to life without parole. -- the murder happened the day after he delivered furniture to her home. he is now 71 years old and the case was cold until now. lee said they linked guthrie to the crime through dna. again, he was found not guilty. doug: it wasn' t all good, -- the dow job -- the dow dropped 21 points for stocks.

a city committee is moving forward with legislation that would prevent states for modified foods. labels this summer. the new legislation would block that law and it would create new voluntary labels for companies that want to use among packages they do contain genetically modified ingredients. the senate panel scheduled to vote on this bill on thursday. doug: we are getting closer to the age of-based tourism. virgin galactic unveiling its new commercial spaceship. the spaceship to christened as unity will replace the one destroyed in a devastating accident two years ago. the new spacecraft when need to go through a series of rigorous tests. probably a good thing. more than 700 customers have already paid basically a quarter of a million dollars. i hope you can choose your seat. [laughter]

danielle: strong winds are causing trouble. you can see the powerful winds -- the overturned this truck in cedar rapids, iowa. there are a boards of several other big rig trucks blown right off the road across the state. with the windy gusts -- with the wind gusts were over 75 miles per hour. doug: the windy city is living up to its name where gusts of up to 75 miles per hour caused extensive street closures and checkdown transportation. at the airport, hundreds of flights canceled because of the powerful winds. karen: last weekend, we were all talking negative degrees. below zero readings in most locations. [laughter] what a difference a weekend makes. danielle: we are talking the 50'

we had showers this morning. most of them are winding down. earlier today, this is a three hour loop, most of them dissipating at this point. the only section is gloucester, down near plymouth, a couple of sprinkles at your doorstep. they should quickly moved out of here. once they do, we will see a mixture of sun and clouds. notice boston right now, 44 degrees. we have a very strong wind out of the south and west, making it feel like 36 degrees. that is the windchill value. look at what it feels like and how warm it is in plymouth. 47 there. 47 in providence. 45 in nantucket. you can thank the strong winds out of the south and west. they are gusting 35 miles per hour employment. this is what will happen all day. it will be a breezy afternoon and also a very mild afternoon. low 50'

and marsh bill along the cape and the islands. tonight, we will drop back into the 30' s and 40' s. it is a mild night on tap, then again tomorrow. a little bit cooler, but really, still mild. mid 40' s in worcester. upper 40' s to write about 50 in boston. low 50' s around the south shore. we will see increasing clouds. this system is going to push out of here, but is -- it is this one back to the southwest that will quickly come across the united states and give us a glancing blow it precipitation. the clouds increase around 5:00 or so. so it looks either precipitation is really for the south coast starting after midnight. it will continue through the morning commute. looks like it will be rain flipping to snow at the tail end. temperatures will be cold enough to support it.

that do breakout is south and east of the mass pike. it is quickly out of here by monday morning. by monday afternoon, high-pressure build in getting a sunshine. again, a coating to an inch looks likely. it is mostly nuisance snow. not a big event for this one. then we are watching another system. it is all dependent due to different models. looks like it is going to start tuesday night into wednesday and thursday. tracks and what kind of this? looks like it starts as snow, even rain. if it' s further away from us, it may be more snow. it is still five days out. there is a lot to take into account before we get to that

let' s enjoy the 50' s this weekend. doug? doug: ok. checking sports. the celtics falling to the utah jazz last night. celtic shooting poorly on my long as at thomas tries to keep boston in the game. he had 25 and six assists. 111-109. red sox, pictures, and catchers taking the field in fort myers. simple additions of david price and craig kamber projected improvement from hilly ramirez and hubbell sandoval have the red sox the favorites to win the world series this year. but let' ourselves. -- but s not get ahead of ourselves.

doug: no stress. everyone is loving life in florida. perhaps you are stressed out. from kids, two car , back to work, to the kids come up to the car. the are doing it all over. karen: take a few moments to be mindful. it can help people live longer. heather explains five steps you can take right now. heather: driving to work on the mass pike, prime time for where he and range. -- prime time for worry and rage. he is an expert on how stress can make us shut down. >> it can be to depression, and premature death. >> his key -- mindfulness.

>> take a nice, deep breath. >> and focus on it. >> every breath you recognize can down the stress response. you gain control over your behavior. you are regulating your emotions. you are regulating yourself. >> we define stress as a challenge to get something done, make a good decision. >> you can have that little in which to reflect. s the best response here? become aware of how you feel surroundings. that awareness make change her stress level. >> you can do is standing in line at the grocery store. you can do it while you are driving down the road. control, see how quickly you can get it back. >> recovery is key. to that, you start to feel like

doug: that was heather underreporting. we are following breaking in fall river. karen: firefighters are trying

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doug: they were we go, we are following breaking news out of fall river. karen: frank holland is light at the scene of the massive fire. frank? frank: nearly six hours after flames first erupted inside of this fall river mill, firefighters are still on the scene making sure there are no more hotspots and that the claims do not spread to nearby buildings. at the height of this fire, this is what it looked like him a read inferno that could be seen for miles. one of the firefighters told me that this is one of the biggest buyers he ever saw. it all erected at about 3:00 this morning. passerby called 911 after seeing a few flames. firefighters heaven on the scene ever since. the building collapsed, but the fire did not spread to nearby buildings. fortunately, no injuries reported. doug: amazing pictures. at least they got a little break with the weather

karen: the only problem, the winds a really gusty and it will be that way out of the south and west. danielle: it will warm us up to enjoy it. it is mild tomorrow and there is a chance for snow sunday night into monday. karen: have a great day,

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